> One important thing you should also consider isn't just the fact that the community mostly stays together, but instead also that there's something to be said about who leaves, and which voices are subsequently never heard again.

> Many of my friends who left this site did so because of how alienating these threads can be to people not represented in this community. I think that's been overlooked.

I am one of the commonly dissenting voices and nearly left about two years ago. When I decided to stay, I decided my accumulated karma was to be sacrificed in the downvotes of those lurkers who disagree without having the courage to engage.

When my karma runs out I will leave the site forever.